UK TV

It’s time for our regular look at the TV that the BFI is showing, this time in August 2014. Given that summer holidays are approaching fast, it’s no surprise that there’s less on this month, but there is a season of director Moira Armstrong’s work, as well as an evening dedicated to the awesome The Phil Silvers Show – aka Bilko.

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Doctor Who

Steven Moffat to remain showrunner for another year
Teaser for new series, which will start 23 August

Film

Jason Bateman to direct and star in FBI comedy

Film casting

Kevin Bacon joins Black Mass
Luke Evans and Elisabeth Moss join Tom HIddleston in Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise

Trailers

Trailer for The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby with James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain
Trailer for James Franco’s Child of God

Australian TV

Tim Minchin joins ABC’s The Secret River

Canadian TV

CBC’s new long-term plan

UK TV

Sky1 renews: Yonderland

New UK TV shows

Zawe Ashton, Sacha Dhawan, Anastasia Hille et al to star in Channel 4’s Cut

US TV

5USA acquires: NBC’s Chicago PD
Trailer for Masters of Sex, season 2
Thursday ratings
Friday ratings

New US TV shows

E! developing: Lulu app drama

New US TV show casting

Sarah Chalke to recur on Fox’s Backstrom
Steven Brand to be a regular in AMC’s Galyntine, Dan Fogler replaces Clifton Collins Jr on ABC’s Secrets & Lies

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Film casting

Scoot McNairy joins Batman v Superman
Charlotte Church and Neil Kinnock join Under Milk Wood
Ronda Rousey to star in adaptation of The Athena Project
Nick Frost, Hope Davis and Adelaide Clemens to star in Look Away

Trailers

Trailer for The Prince with Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack et al

Internet TV

Elden Henson joins Netflix’s Daredevil

New UK TV shows

David Haselhoff to star in Dave’s Hoff the Record

US TV

The Goldbergs to do a John Hughes tribute episode
Wednesday ratings

US TV show casting

Oded Fehr to return to Covert Affairs
A returning Game of Thrones actor? [spoilers]
Matthew Perry to guest on Web Therapy
Heather Lind to guest on Sleepy Hollow [minor spoilers]

New US TV shows

Cuba Gooding Jr developing school boxing comedy

New US TV show casting

Andrew Dice Clay, Birgitte Sorenson et al join Martin Scorsese’s HBO rock ’n’ roll project
Andrea Roth joins SyFy’s Ascension

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Film

Ridley Scott to direct Matt Damon in The Martian

Trailers

Trailer for Hunger Games 3
Trailer for David Ayer’s Fury, with Brad Pitt

UK TV

Universal Channel acquires: TNT’s Librarians and USA’s Necessary Roughness

New UK TV shows

Teaser trailer for ITV’s The Great Fire

US TV

US TV show casting

Natasha Lyonne to guest on Girls

New US TV show casting

Sarah Jessica Parker to star in Busted

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